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Dear Scholarship Applicant,
Washington, DC college students who meet the criteria listed below are invited to apply for a scholarship
award from the GWSCPA Scholarship Fund. Students must be attending a university with an accredited
accounting program located in the District of Columbia, meet the application criteria, and submit a
completed package by application deadline. For 2013-2014, the GWSCPA Scholarship Fund will award
four awards ranging from $3000-$4000 each. This includes two special named awards-the Past
President’s Award and the Sue Marcum Memorial Award. The deadline for all applications for the year is
March 3, 2014.
1) Application criteria
a) Accredited college or university located within the District of Columbia
b) School must offer an accounting degree that qualifies graduates to sit for the CPA exam
c) Rising senior or above for undergraduate awards
d) May be entering an accounting-related graduate program for graduate award
e) Accounting major having passed at least 9 credit hours in accounting
f) US citizen (or permanent legal US resident)
g) 3.2 overall GPA (on a 4.0 scale) or above
h) Must intend to sit for the CPA exam
2) Application requirements
a) Completed application
b) Official transcript with current semester course list (if not already listed on transcript)
c) At least one letter of recommendation from an accounting professor at the school in which the
student is enrolled
d) Resume
e) Essay limited to 500 words – “The Importance of the CPA Credential to Me”*
f) For Past President’s Award-demonstration of leadership qualities through resume, recommendation
letter or personal essay
g) For Sue Marcum Memorial Award-demonstration of community service through resume,
recommendation letter or personal essay
*The emphasis of the essay is to glean a better understanding of how each candidate came to decide on
a career in accounting leading to licensure as a CPA. Essays longer than 500 words will be penalized.
For the GWSCPA Scholarship Fund,
R. Michael Sorrells, CPA
Chair, GWSCPA Scholarship Fund
Date ____________
Applicant’s Full Name____________________________________
GWSCPA Scholarship Fund Application 2013-2014
College/University ________________________________________
G.P.A. (official transcript is required) _________________________
Local Contact Info (Committee may need to contact candidates with
follow up questions during the evaluation process)
Street ___________________________________________________
City __________________________ State _______ Zip _________
Phone ____________________ Email_________________________
Permanent Address (not the college address)
Street ___________________________________________________
City __________________________ State _______ Zip _________
Do you Receive Financial Assistance?
__ Yes
__ Financial Package
__ Student Loans
__ No
__ Other (list) ___________________________
Academic Year (check)
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Currently junior-year status or above in an undergraduate
program
Currently a graduate student
Entering an Accounting – related graduate program for the
__________ semester.
The application deadline is March 3, 2014
Please complete this application – all required fields must be completed in order to be
considered. Attach your resume, transcript, recommendation letter and, if applicable,
proof of registration for the upcoming semester. Based on your application package, you
may be invited for an interview as part of the application process.
Return Completed Forms to:
GWSCPA-Scholarships
1111 19th St, NW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036
Questions? Contact us at 202-464-6001 or info@gwscpa.org